Friday 28 March 2014

Karim Rekik will look to take in a second loan spell at PSV Eindhoven if his route to first-team football an Manchester City remains blocked.
Bryan Ruiz has no regrets at having joined Fulham and insists he could return at the end of a PSV Eindhoven loan spell.
AZ Alkmaar have won the race to sign Malmo starlet Zia Sakirovski.
Ajax remained on course for a domestic double after they knocked out defending KNVB Beker champions AZ Alkmaar with a 1-0 semi-final win.
Lille forward Salomon Kalou has claimed he turned down the chance to join Arsenal on loan in the January transfer window.
France winger Jeremy Menez admits his time at Paris Saint Germain may be up, which could reignite reported interest from Premier League duo Arsenal and Liverpool.
Radamel Falcao's surgeon Jose Carlos Noronha has revealed that the striker could be ready to play by the end of May.
Werder Bremen president and chief executive Klaus-Dieter Fischer will step down from his posts at the end of the year.

Hoffenheim star Roberto Firmino has ended speculation over his future by agreeing a new deal at the club.
Switzerland boss Ottmar Hitzfeld has urged winger Xherdan Shaqiri not to quit Bayern Munich amid speculation over his future.
Watford have signed former Liverpool midfielder Albert Riera on a short-term contract until the end of the season
UEFA has fined Atletico Madrid 10,000 euros (£8,270) and ordered a partial stadium closure
Barcelona defender Martin Montoya has agreed a contract extension that will keep him at the club until 2018.
Championship club Queens Park Rangers turned down the chance to sign Zlatan Ibrahimovic when the Paris St-German and Sweden striker was 16
Borussia Dortmund midfielder and long-term Manchester United target Ilkay Gundogan will make a decision on his future in the coming weeks. The 23-year-old Germany international is out of contract in 2015.
Everton manager Roberto Martinez will be given more than £20m to invest in six new players this summer, as the Merseyside club target Champions League qualification.
Tottenham Hotspur are interested in re-signing Cardiff City defender Steven Caulker this summer, 12 months after selling the 22-year-old for £9m.
Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers is ready to make an offer for 33-year-old Chelsea and England defender Ashley Cole, who is also a target for MLS side New York Red Bulls.
Ligue 1 champions Paris St-Germain have stepped up their efforts to sign Chelsea attacking midfielders Oscar and Eden Hazard.
Guus Hiddink will replace Louis van Gaal as Netherlands head coach after the World Cup in Brazil this summer.
Barcelona and Spain goalkeeper Victor Valdes is set to miss this summer's World Cup after suffering anterior cruciate ligament damage in his knee.
Barcelona have agreed a deal to sign 17-year-old Croatia international Alen Halilovic from Dinamo Zagreb for an initial £1.8m.

Wednesday 26 March 2014

Monaco defender Eric Abidal left the stadium without permission after being omitted from the squad for Sunday's 1-1 draw at home to Lille.
The German league will not be bringing in goal-line technology, following a vote of teams in the top two divisions.
Bayern Munich were crowned champions of Germany for a 24th time with a record seven games to spare after victory at Hertha Berlin.
Celtic can win the league tittle tonight if they beat Patrick thistle  
Striker Demba Ba,  is preparing to be let go by Chelsea at the end of the season and could be destined for Italy.
Real Sociedad midfielder Antoine Griezmann, has rubbished rumours of him having signed an agreement with Paris St-Germain for the next season.
Southampton will make a move for Leeds full-back Sam Byram, if they lose right-back Calum Chambers in the summer. Chambers, is a target for Manchester United and Arsenal.
Barcelona are ready to pay Lionel Messi, a world-record £336,000 a week to keep the Argentina forward at the club.

Tuesday 25 March 2014

Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart has emerged as a £25m target for Spanish giants Real Madrid who want the 26-year-old as a successor for the long-serving, but out-of-favor, Iker Casillas.
AC Milan could move to sign Udinese striker Luis Muriel at the end of the season if 23-year-old Mario Balotelli departs the San Siro. Muriel,  is reported to be one of Liverpool's summer targets.
Rubin Kazan midfield anchorman Yann M'Vila, is back on the list of possible targets for Arsenal, Tottenham, Liverpool and Everton after being told he can leave the Russian club.
Italian side Udinese have signed a contract with Galatasaray's winger Albert Riera, who previously played for Manchester United and Liverpool.
Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers will hold talks with striker Fabio Borini in the summer to assess the 22-year-old's striker progress after a season spent on loan at Sunderland.
Neil Warnock has rejected the opportunity to replace sacked Billy Davies as manager of Nottingham Forest because he would not have the final say on transfers.

Friday 21 March 2014

Champion League Draw: 
Manchester United v Bayern Munich
 Paris Saint Gaiman v Chelsea
 Real Madrid  v Borussia  Dortmund
 Barcelona  v Atletico Madrid

Europa League Draw:
 AZ v Benfica
 Lyon v Juventus
 Basel v Valencia
 Porto v Sevilla
 Man Utd v Bayern; PSG v Chelsea; Real v Dortmund; Barca v Atletico
Inter Milan are favourites to sign Portuguese midfielder William Carvalho, unless Liverpool or Manchester United can get in first.
Manchester City are preparing a summer move for Liverpool's Uruguay striker Luis Suarez,
Benfica boss Jorge Jesus has confirmed Liverpool's interest in £25m-rated striker Rodrigo,
Chelsea's Fernando Torres, 30, has been linked with a return to former club Atletico Madrid in a swap deal involving fellow forward Diego Costa.

Wednesday 19 March 2014

Inter Milan midfielder Fredy Guarin, 27, will kill off any potential move to Chelsea by signing a new deal with the Serie A club.

Manchester United are interested in 16-year-old FC Zurich forward Dimitri Oberlin, who is also a target for Udinese.
Liverpool coach Mike Marsh has played down any Premier League title talk and says a Champions League spot is still the target for the Reds this season.
David Moyes hit another low this week after Tesco said it would not even consider hiring the Manchester United manager because he is not a winner.
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers reckons he can match Manchester City and Chelsea's success without having to spend billions of pounds.
Everton plan to offer a new contract to right-back Seamus Coleman, 25, to block transfer interest from Arsenal, Manchester United and Manchester City.
Liverpool have set their sights on PSV forward Zakaria Bakkali, 18, but the Belgian youngster has been linked with a move to Arsenal.

Tuesday 18 March 2014

Manchester United could look to make a double raid on Spanish club Atletico Madrid this summer, targeting 25-year-old striker Diego Costa and manager Diego Simeone
Liverpool are planning a £25m summer move for Benfica's 23-year-old striker Rodrigo
Napoli are set to rival a host of Premier League clubs for Porto's 20-year-old forward Juan Iturbe
Liverpool and Manchester City have lost out to Ajax in the race to sign 17-year-old Richairo Zivkovic
Dnipro president Igor Kolomoyskyi says he is in talks with Tottenham over a deal for 24-year-old Ukraine winger Yevhen Konoplyanka
Former Tottenham and Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas has agreed a two-year deal to manage Zenit St Petersburg

Friday 14 March 2014

Former Manchester United footballer Eric Cantona was arrested and cautioned for common assault in north London.
Russian side Zenit St Petersburg have sacked head coach Luciano Spalletti
Renato Ibarra is generating plenty of transfer gossip, but Vitesse Arnhem claim to be unaware of interest from England.
Swansea City director John van Zweden has told the Dutch media that Ronald Koeman's agent has enquired about the manager's job at the Liberty Stadium.
Edinson Cavani has played down reports linking him with a move away from Paris Saint-Germain, insisting he is happy with life in the French capital.
Yohan Cabaye insists he has no regrets about leaving Newcastle to join Paris Saint-Germain despite his struggle to play first-team football.
Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has said that he will not "waste time" in trying to sign Zlatan Ibrahimovic from Paris Saint-Germain.
Wolfsburg general manager Klaus Allofs has insisted that it is 'unlikely' that the club will re-sign Bayern Munich striker Mario Mandzukic in the summer.
Stoke goalkeeper Asmir Begovic has played down speculation linking him with a move to Real Madrid.
Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti could be tempted to try and sign Juventus star Paul Pogba.

Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has played down reports that he will join Real Madrid in 2016.

Marko Marin does not see a future for him at Chelsea and would be willing to make a loan deal at Sevilla permanent.
Sheffield Wednesday have extended the loan deals of defender Sam Hutchinson and striker Leon Best.
Fredy Guarin believes destiny is keeping him at Inter Milan after seeing Juventus miss out on his services for a second time.

Wednesday 12 March 2014

Javier Mascherano has insisted there are no problems in the Barcelona camp and everyone is focused on achieving success this season.

Tuesday 11 March 2014

Barcelona's president has admitted the saga surrounding the transfer of Brazilian superstar Neymar has been "embarrassing".
Turkish league leaders Fenerbahce's match at Trabzonspor was abandoned on Monday after their players were pelted with objects thrown from the crowd.
Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers has decided against signing Valencia loanee defender Aly Cissokho, 26, on a permanent deal in the summer.
Sheffield United loan-signing Conor Coady, 21, hopes that helping the Blades reach the FA Cup semi-final will convince Brendan Rodgers that the midfielder has a future at Liverpool.
Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina, 31, currently on loan at Serie A side Napoli, can leave the club for as little as £4m at the end of the season due to a clause in his contract.
Charlton Athletic have sacked manager Chris Powell

Friday 7 March 2014

The agent of Bayern Munich defender Holger Badstuber has played down rumours linking him with a move to Juventus.
The suspension of the Ukrainian Premier League should be lifted in order to help the crisis in Ukraine,
Barcelona captain Carles Puyol will leave the Spanish giants at the end of the current season.
French side Nantes will not be able to sign any players until the summer of 2015 after losing an appeal against a transfer ban

Tuesday 4 March 2014

Premier league fixtures 
Saturday 1st March: 
 Everton 1 - 0 West Ham United 
Fulham 1 - 3 Chelsea
Hull City 1 - 4 Newcastle United 
Stoke City 1 - 0 Arsenal
Southampton 0-3 Liverpool  

Sunday 3rd March : 
Aston Villa 4-1 Norwich City 
Swansea City 1-1 Crystal palace 
Tottenham Hotspurs 1- 0 Cardiff City